diglossie
\di.ɡlɔ.si\
The verdict
“diglossie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cohabitation de deux langues parmi une même population, l’une d’elles étant pressentie comme formelle et l’autre comme inférieure et impropre à certains usages formels.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | diglossie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \di.ɡlɔ.si\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “diglossie” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
diglossie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \di.ɡlɔ.si\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cohabitation de deux langues parmi une même population, l’une d’elles étant pressentie comme formelle et l’autre comme inférieure et impropre à certains usages formels.".
diglossie doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is diglossie, spelled D-I-G-L-O-S-S-I-E.
Definition
- 1Cohabitation de deux langues parmi une même population, l’une d’elles étant pressentie comme formelle et l’autre comme inférieure et impropre à certains usages formels.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “diglossie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-I-G-L-O-S-S-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \di.ɡlɔ.si\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.